Spring 2009 issue of Horizons

Raise Your Expectations CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS AND BUSINESS CONSULTANTS

Clark S. Davis, FAIA Vice Chairman, HOK

We at HOK have adopted the “2030 Challenge” – an effort to reduce building-related carbon emissions by 50 percent by 2010 and completely by 2030. We’re doing our part by applying our version of the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) criteria to every new project and by improving the efficiency of our own office practices. We’re proud to have written the book – “The HOK Guide to Sustainable Design,” now in its second edition – and to have designed a number of the first LEED-certified projects in locations around the world. Much remains to be done. Whatever the means, any company’s commitment to sustainability starts with leadership from the top. When a CEO adopts energy and environmental progress as part of his or her agenda, we’ve found that step unleashes tremendous interest, initiative and innovation at every level of the organization. People care about the environmental challenges we face in the 21st century, and they’re eager to help their companies be part of the solution. Consider the opportunities for your enterprise – not just as social responsibility, but to effectively position your organization to endure and emerge from this crisis stronger than ever.

Since joining HOK in 1988, Clark Davis has personified a new generation of HOK leadership, ushering in a renewal of the firm’s St. Louis office and developing a regional practice that now includes a 100-person Chicago office and a new Denver office.

Working with other members of the firm-wide executive team, he has

played an instrumental leadership role in strengthening HOK’s operations and market position. Other leadership initiatives include expanding into emerging markets (Asia/Pacific, the Middle East and India), creating new specialty practices (Construction Services) and leading industry trends (sustainable design and Building Information Modeling). A licensed architect in several states, Davis has led region-shaping architectural projects, including the Boeing Leadership Center and Washington University School of Medicine Farrell Learning & Teaching Center. Beyond St. Louis, his projects have included facilities for Eli Lilly in Indianapolis; Sun Microsystems in Broomfield, Colo.; and the Federal Reserve Bank in Minneapolis. Davis was elected to the American Institute of Architects College of Fellows and earned the Distinguished Alumnus award from the University of Kansas School of Architecture and Urban Design. He holds leadership roles in the St. Louis RCGA, Regional Business Council, Downtown St. Louis Partnership, Whitaker Foundation, Saint Louis Art Museum and Edgewood Children’s Center.

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